"i have always wondered how they knew where to fly to.
In GOT they use ravens and they always go to the right castle....how???"
Magnetic fields undetectable by humans. To them like using a road map.
In your GoT example the ravens would be kept at say Winterfell, then when it's keeper deemed it recognised Winterfell as it's home it would be transported to King's Landing and kept there and released from King's Landing when they have a message for Winterfell.
Despite what they lead you to believe on TV and in the films the bird only goes one-way so a different one that sees King's Landing as it's home would take the return message from Winterfell.
The birds are then taken back to where their 'home' wants a quick message from. |
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over a year ago
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It quite amazing how they do it really
My Dad told me that when he was a child he took a homeing pigeon on a school trip to Dover and let it fly home from there
Most people would send a text to say they were stuck in traffic  |
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"i have always wondered how they knew where to fly to.
In GOT they use ravens and they always go to the right castle....how???
Magnetic fields undetectable by humans. To them like using a road map.
In your GoT example the ravens would be kept at say Winterfell, then when it's keeper deemed it recognised Winterfell as it's home it would be transported to King's Landing and kept there and released from King's Landing when they have a message for Winterfell.
Despite what they lead you to believe on TV and in the films the bird only goes one-way so a different one that sees King's Landing as it's home would take the return message from Winterfell.
The birds are then taken back to where their 'home' wants a quick message from."
oh thats really helpful, thank you x |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"i have always wondered how they knew where to fly to.
In GOT they use ravens and they always go to the right castle....how???
Magnetic fields undetectable by humans. To them like using a road map.
In your GoT example the ravens would be kept at say Winterfell, then when it's keeper deemed it recognised Winterfell as it's home it would be transported to King's Landing and kept there and released from King's Landing when they have a message for Winterfell.
Despite what they lead you to believe on TV and in the films the bird only goes one-way so a different one that sees King's Landing as it's home would take the return message from Winterfell.
The birds are then taken back to where their 'home' wants a quick message from."
I knew all that... I was paying attention during pigeon street and not just perving long distance clara!!!!  |
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"Can anyone tell us if homing pidgeons have built in sat navs
I believe it is an option on some models along with cental locking and electric windows. "
Sorry fascinating post but this really made me giggle hehe, thankyou |
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"Can anyone tell us if homing pidgeons have built in sat navs"
Believe it or not, if they fly the same way a few times they start to follow the roads. Saw it on QED |
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"Can anyone tell us if homing pidgeons have built in sat navs
Believe it or not, if they fly the same way a few times they start to follow the roads. Saw it on QED"
They do seek landmarks...
I do a bit of shooting and you've only got to watch them...they'll follow certain treelines say, then turn at the farm buildings and follow a road then turn off at another landmark say...
Couple mins later, more come along and take the same route...helps with the shooting if you can predict the flightpaths and figure out what good food sources lie under the flightpaths...all ya gotta do then is set your hide, set your decoys well and wait.....hopefully pidgeon for dinner that night |
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